Theatrical Release Schedule November 19-23, 2012. This weeks movie releases include Life of Pi, Red Dawn, Hitchcock, Rise of the Guardians, The Central Park Five, and Rust & Bone. “A film release refers to the authorization by the owner of a completed film to a public exhibition of the film.”

Wide release is a term in the American motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing nationally (as opposed to a few cinemas in cities such as New York and Los Angeles). Specifically, a movie is considered to be in wide release when it is on 600 screens or more in the United States and Canada.

Limited release is a term in the American motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing in a select few theaters across the country (typically in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco).